Learning Red Hat Linux

Uninstalling a Package

To uninstall a package, type a command like this one:

rpm -e package

In this command, package is the name of the package, not the name of the package file.

If you attempt to uninstall a package on which another package depends, rpm will report a dependency error and terminate without uninstalling the package. You can force rpm to uninstall the package, by using the --nodeps switch:

rpm -e --nodeps package

However, doing so will probably cause the depending package to cease working properly. Therefore, you’ll not often need to use the --nodeps switch.